Markakis Delusional, Pissed
You signed up for this gig, man.
What was the alternative for MacPhail? Cave to Markakis’ demands? That’s not a good precedent to set. Players enter the system knowing they may be underpaid until arbitration. Maybe next time he’ll improve slower.
MacPhail termed the contract situation with Markakis “regrettable, but not uncommon.”
Markakis, however, was miffed. He left the team training complex long before the 5 p.m. deadline, but earlier in the day he told The Baltimore Sun, “That’s just how the Orioles feel. I don’t have much of a choice. I’m just going to have to deal with it.”
Right, so stop whining about it and get back to playing pepper or shagging flies.